Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1924, Page 2

REEDIS COUNSEL - INVASTOIL SUIT Missourian Engaged: it ‘Im- portant Patent Liti-- . gation. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. | Democratic presidential candidates opposed to the candidacy of Senator James A. Reed of Missour! and their representatives in Washington. were stirred Into action during the week end by a statement fesued by Senator Reed's national campwign manager, Edward A. Glenn ‘of St Louis. Mr. Glenn asserted that “the democrats of Missouri, or of no other State, can afford to support a man for the presi- dency who Is connected with Dabeny and the oll interests now under’jn- quiry by the United States Senate’ Anti-Reed democrats, particularly those identified with William G. Me- Adoo's cause, wonder If the Missour} senator's manager, when he describ- ed employment by oil interests as “fatal” to MeAdoo, could have been aware of Mr. Reed's legal activities in the oil industry. The facts in that believe, ‘may be brought to public attention before the present.oll ex- citement in Washington subsides. Counsel in Coloxsal Suit. From the beginning of hls second term in the Senate, S heen employed as sp the Universal Oil Products Company. whose headguarters is Chicago, in in fringement proceedings against the tandard Oil Company of Indiana ‘The litigation in question extends far back as 1916, the year Reed en tered the United States Senate. The chief proprietor of the Uni- versal Ofl Products Company is J. Ogden Armour, the principal figure in the Armour packing interests and now chairman of the company's hoard. In 1916 Senator Reed filed a suit against the Standard Ofl Com- pany of Indiana, asking damages ag- gregating the colossal sum of be- tween $500,000.000 and $1,000,000,000. Damages aro claimed on account of alleged illegal use of a_process for “cracking” crude ofl and refining it into commerecial -products, e pecially the gasoline consumed in gigantic quantities by motor vehicles. The patent Is known ns the Dubbs process, aften the inventor. legal cojleagues in Missouri;told this writer in that state last summer that he was engaged In the.greatest dam- age sult in American law history. If he won {t, as they were confident he would, it would mean the assessment of damages against the Standard Ofl Company” that would reduce Judge Kenesaw M. Landis' celubirated $29 000,000" fine ‘of that corporation in insignificance.. The, size of Senator Reed's fee, in_the 'event of connection, this writer has reason lu' eres at 1o $1,000,000. it might ‘be twice or thrice either of those figures, so staggering amounts are involved in the case Master fn Chaneery The suit originally was instituted in the federal court of Judge Arba S. Van Valkenburgh in Kansas Clty. e ¥ of litigation Judge Van Valkenburgh last summer appointed Holmes Hall, an attorney of Sedalia, Mo., a special master in chancery to hear the evidence. Ther after Senator Reed toured the cou try, making an especially long s Journ among the Californfa ofl flelds, taking depositions on behalf of his client. His opposing counsel happens 1o be R. R. Brewster, republican, of Kansas City, whom Senator Reed ‘de- feated for (he United States Senate in 1922, 5 Last October five days were con- sumed in a hearing before Mr. Hall, the master in chancery. The out- standing point was a contract be- tween the Texas Company and the Standard Ol Company of Indiana and the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, through which it was alleged these three corporations had pooled their interests for illegal use of the Dubbs ‘“cracking” process. Senator Reed charged that the contract gave the Standard Oil Company & virtual monopoly of all the oil produced in the world, inasmuch as the contract specified that companies using the re- fining process must sell one-third of the finished product of the Standard. Senator Reed's contention was that the late Jesse A. Dubbs of Franklin, Pa., worked out the process, patented it and sold it to the Universal Oil Products Company. The Standard Oil Company's defense was that the “cracking” process it used was the invention of Willlam N. Burton of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Armour Has Assoclaten. In addition to J. Ogden Armour of Chicago, the principal _interests b hind the Universal Oil Products Com- pany are those of Hiram J. Halle, a New York capitalist, and Robert J. Dunham, a Chicago financier. The Dubbs process, which this group owns, is said to be recognized as the most’ important factor in the oil re- fining industry. Its domination by a single group, on that account, would confer a dominating influence upon the production of oil products throughout the world. From quarters qualified to speak for the Universal company, the writer is informed that it is about to proceed against the Doheny, Sinclair and other independent ofl interests for alleged infringement of the Dubbs patent: These suits will involve claims for still more hundreds of millions of dollars, and Senator Reed's fellow lawyers throughout the country are metaphorically licking their chops in anticipation of the vast potential fees he will be entitled to collect. Still another set of actions has been instituted by the Universal Oil Products Company against the Unlon Ol Company of California. Spokesmen of the Universal concern state to the writer that a successful outoome of Senatpr Reed's fight “would be greatly helpful to and in the interest of independent oil producers, as well as of the entire oil industry, whether large or small, and on & uniform basi; Has Unlimited Mean: The Universal Ol Products Company, although claiming to be in position rightfully to be the dominating factor in oil refining, asserts that it owns no interest in any refinery or in any oil- producing property anywhere. The com- pany is sald to be organized and oper- ted solely for the development of the ‘cracking” process and, licensing It to refineries throughout the world. The Universal people so far have spent $4,000,000 h& ;ievlrfl?pnl-;:nz of éhe Dubbs rocess and in litigation, and proclaim Their readiness to come forward with unlimited other means, in so far as they | than b 606SSATY. e;:mo.; Reed's brilliant capacity as a *“fighting lawyer” is confidefitly “pelied upon by the Oil Products Company to achieve final victory and fabulous profits dam; 8, £ in ARIBESS: (copyright, 1926.) EX-POSTMASTER KILLED IN FIGHT WITH DRY MEN Crazed by ‘/Moonshine,” He Opens Fire When Police Seek to Search Auto. By the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W. Va., February 5. ~—Robert. K., Wood. a former Dol master here, was shot and killed late last night in & fight with police who mufht to ‘search his automobile for ea!lw r‘blndhllqu:hn i - who, police _say, flnl?d’a.lmm the excessive use of moonshine, resisted the officers when they stopped his car. He opened fire on them and Patrolman Ben Comer ‘was shot in the chest. The force of the bullet was broken when it passed through the windshield, and the po- Jiceman esocaped with a flesh wound. Reinforcements of police ran to the =pot and Wood in opened fire. It returned and he was killed. Eight » ‘were found.in his' body. s |Test { C'_I'IARLEH HERBERT LEVERMORE. C. H. LEVERMORE WINS: BOK AWARD (Continued from First Page.) “Looking at the league not only as it is, but as it will more and more be- come, he recognizes truly that its reat function is to be the ingtrument of mutual counsel. He belleve: cardinal merit to be that it makes international conferences organized, not casual, and he tru it to breed in the fullness of time a new habit of life and a new spirit in the world.” i Sces Some Dinsatisfied. Mr. Davis asserts dissatisfaction with the plan would come, on the one hand, from convinced isolationist { and, on the other, from those who.de- sire full membership In the league. A third class of objectors, he addéd, might. be those to whom “the very name .of the league of nations is an~ athema.” Answering these critics, the speak- er declared no nation had the right to close the gates of the future on itself. “‘Can_we not all agre he contin- ued, “that America, no than the of the world needs insurane against the hideous scourge of war?" Mr. Stone s he was doubtful ‘whether Mr. Bok In devising his peace pleh “had much cénfidence it would be -possible to -solve the problems facing our chaotic world. | *I confess I did nof he added. et there was a duty. Our respon sibllity in the recent war was not s great. as our responsibility at this moment: Miss Lape, who recently was called up by a Senate committee to testify regarding the methods used in award- ing the prize, emphatically denled, in the name of Mr. Bok and the poiicy committee, that the award had any volitical implication, Describes Her Testimony. Describing her testimony before the committee, which was authorized to ascertain whether there was organ- ized propaganda to control the action of the Senate, she continued: “It would be entirely proper for the American peace award or any other body to organize ‘propaganda’ In the Interest of world peace. And it will be a sorry day for the United States when the xnwu of the Ameri- can people are {rrevelant to senators. As & matter of fact, we did not In this case create popular interest in international co-operation because we did not need to." The speaker requested. in behalf of the committes, that if the Senate in- vestigation is intended to interfere with the referendum now going for- ward on the winning plan “will you see to it that the purpose is not ac- complished?” The public referendum on the win- ning plan will last through February. Miss Lape sald. Up to last night, she declared, 401,183 ballots had been re- ceived, of which 351,256 were in favor of the plan as published. In_acknowledging gratefully the signal honor conferred upon me by the committee of judges and the gen- erous reward that comes with that onor,” Dr. Levermore said he felt ‘deeply consclous of the binding obli- gation which such an honor places upon the recipient. Crown and Ohallenge, “The experience that culminaf this evening,” Dr. Levermore added, “constitutes for me both a crown and challenge. It calls to continued serv- ice In the ranke among those who are ever marching toward universal international co-operation for the common welfare and for the main- tenance of peace with justice under law.” Co-operation with other natlons in the days of the two Hague con- ferences, Dr. Levermore asserted, “wi equally acceptable to both of our great partles. “Such democrats as Judge Parker, Willlam Jennings Bryan, George Gray and John Bassett Moore supported it. Among repub- licans it was powerfully promoted from the seats of the mighty by Pres- idents McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft, by Andrew W. White, John Hay, and last but not has been enveloped in unlovely dis- guises of partisan ambitions and rivalries and envenomed by personal animosities. But beneath these alien wrappings the spirit lives.” ‘The peace award winner paid trib- ute to Presidents Wilson and Hard- ing, saying “it seems to me that all these statesmen have been respond- ing, some more conspicuously than others, to underlying and controllin, forces of Banlrll'selll internation: ‘n:!ltl!(on toward better democratic u; ese are forces which made The Hague conferences possible and which e our entrance into great war finally inevitable. are the forces which are day by day drawing all nations together unto closer interdependence, n inst their wills. These fore petty and selfish loyalties. No politiclans and no government can override them or set them aside or change their direction for long. Who can fight against the stars in their courses?’ . ——— SUIT AGAINST CANDLER MAY REACH JURY TODAY Attorneys for Ixs De Bouchel Con- cluding Arguments in $500,- 000 Heart Balm. By the Associated Press, ATLANTA, February 6.—Trial of Mrs. Onezima De Bouchel's $500,000 suit against Asa G. Candler, ar, of Atlanta, entered its close today in United States district court, with the resumption of arguments by opposing coun: ‘When court was reconvened at 10 o'clock, Attorney Harry Gamble of New Orleans took the floor for com- pletion of the argument. The other speaker in behalf of Mrs. De Bouchel will be Attorney Albert Howell, of Atlanta, who will deliver the co cluding argument. Each side i{s allotted two hours, a and it was expected that the c: would reach the jury this afternoon. its | 1y¢, ORATORY CONTEST |OPENS DISCUSSIONS] WARNLYPRAISED Students Welcome Chance to Enter for The Star’s Prizes. Lloyd Backs Idea. The recently published announce- ment of The Evening Star oratorical contest has been received in Wash- ington with an enthusiasm no less, perhaps even greater, than that which it has evoked in other parts of the country. Nor has this approval been confined to any one section of citi- zens. . Students see in the announcement an ogportunity seldom vouchsafed them; parents realize the concrete advantages of the . contest, while leading educators praise The Stars enterprise. Board President Aproves. James T. Lloyd, president of the board of education, {s among the most enthusiastic supporters of the scheme. “Speaking as an individual,” said Mr. Lloyd, “you may count on iy fullest co-operation. I am in the deep- est sympathy with the contest and tdeals. It is a specific and practi- cal effort toward better citizenship and deserves the fullest support. “I am a fundamentalist and be- lleve that the future of this country dependa on our getting back to baslc principles. This applies equally to our social, political e. and religious Promotes Interest of Young. “In no way can we better promote such a return to these principles than by encouraging, peclally in young people, a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Constitu- tion. “Nowadays there is a tendency in many quarters to amend this great document. I am far from saying that it should never be amended; but I do hold very strongly that an in- strument which has stood the test of nearly a hundred and fifty years and is ‘still sufficient, despite the changes wrought by time, should be amended only after the most careful deliberation. 1 shall watch the progress of the contest with the keenest interest and shall be glad to offer any assistance in my powe —_— BAKERY IS BURNED DOWN AT CHESAPEAKE BEACH Residence of W. J. C. Klein Alsal Destroyed—$280 in Money Con- sumed by Flames. l Special Dispatch to The Star. CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md., Febru- ary 5.—Another costly conflagration visited the Beach last week, taking for its toll the bakery and residence of W. J. C. Klein and all the contents, The bulldings, which had been remodeled from the old bullding erected by Jacob Klein many years ago, contained a well equipped plant known all over this sec. tion ‘of southern Maryland as the Cal- vert bakery. The fire started from a chimney, and the roof and one of the upstairs rooms were all ablaze before the occupants of the downstairs were aware of any fire. Mr. Klein was in Washington on business at the time, and only his wite and several children were at home. In the absence of any means of fighting the fire the entire property was a mass ©of ruins in a short time. Mr. Klein lost everything, e package _containing ~about | money, which was in the bedroom | where the fire started. He lost also an automobile and ail his book ac- counts and other valuable papers. Mr. Klein conducted the only bakery in the county. n to a 0~ in GOVERNMENT RESTS IN MINERAL DEED SUIT Three in Texas Charged With Mis- use of Mails in Promotion Scheme. By the Associated Press. | DALLAS, Tex., February 5.—The gov- | ernment yesterday rested its case in the trial of Richard Rader, Robert Edmund Ingalls and Gordon Ingalls, charged with misuse of mails in connection with the promotlion of the Richard Rader Mineral Deed Syndlicate. R. C. Campbell, superintendent of public schools at Crowell, Tex., testified he owned $3,210 in the mineral deeds. Government counsel read into the rec- ord correspondence between Campbell and the Rader officials. Campbell testi- fled that on a visit to the offices of the syndicate here he heard an alleged con- versation between Robert Edmund In- salls and a person known to the school superintendent relative to an ofl well supposed to have been brought fn near the Rader propertles. BUDGET HEARINGS TO END House Subcommittee May Finish { the United Btates, OF LEE HIGHWAY |Association Urges Delaware Crossing Where Washing- ton Went Over River. The great Lee highway may cross the Delaware river at the point where Gen. Washington made his historic crossing. This suggestion was made by Charles Leavitt, representing the Governor of New York, at the .open- ing session today of the fourth an- nual convention of the Lee Highway Assoclatjon at the New Willard Hotel. Declaring that the highway has to go through New Jersey to get Into New York city, Mr. Leavitt told the delegates that the cross-country road could cross the Delaware at a point about seven or eight miles above Trenton. There 15 a bridge there now, the speaker pointed out, but there is pro- jected a memorial bridge, in thirteen units, commemorative of the original thirteen states of the Unlon. This design was presented to the late President Harding and to Secretary Weeks of the War Department and to Ma, Gen. Beach, chief of en- gineers, Mr. Leavitt suggested that the entire route should have ade- quate parking treatment. Other speakers were Edward E. Reed, rep- nting the Governor of New Jer- ey, and Claude N. Bennett, who read a message from the Governor of Virginia. President Henry Roberts and Isaac Gans, president of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, who welcom- ed the convention to the National Capital. Lieut. Col. C. O. Sherrill. officer in charge of public bulldings and grounds, this afternoon told the con- vention of the proposed Ariington Memorial bridge, connecting the Lin- coln Memorial and Arlington, which would form part of the highway. Following a session tomorrow morning, the convention will be sus- pended tomorrow afternoon, together with all social fuctions in connection therewith, on account of the death and funeral of former President ‘Woodrow Wilson. President Coolidge is to receive the delegates at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. WARRANTS ISSUED FOR 50 IN OIL DEAL U. S. Authorities Charge Use of Mail to Swindle Dupes Out of About $3,000,000. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 5. — Bench warrants for fifty men, suppasedly residents of Chicago, who were re- cently indicted in the federal courts in Arkansas for use of the malls to defraud, were issued here yesterday by James R. Glass, United States commissioner, at the request of James A. Callaghan, assistant United States district attorney. The latter said he had been Informed the men had obtalned about $8,000,000 by swindling persons throughout the country. » The men sought, with their leader, Harry N. Morris, are alleged to have had offices in the principal cities of and, according to O’Callaghan, form companies and represented through a mail cam paign that they controlled oil leases where hugé gushers had been found. As a matter of fact, Mr. O'Callaghan sald, ofl never was struck. The companies, he sald, were the Morris Drilling Company, the Work- ing Men's Syndicate, the Harry Mor- i ris Guaranteed Gusher Syndicate, the Harry Morris Gusher Syndicate No. 2, the Harry Morris Guaranteed Gusher Syndicate No. 3, and the Harry Mor- Operations are said to have taken place in 1932 and part of 19823. All were Incorporated iIn Arkansas and their holdings were in the vicinity of Texarkana. The fed- eral authorities have no addresse for the men sought, but believe some of them are in Chicago. DISTRICT ESCAPES STORM FROM WES ‘Washington Not in Sleet Path, But Likely to Experience Colder Weather. ‘Washington will not be in the path of sleet, rain and wind which has been raging in the middle west and today was in New England, the weather bureau stated today. Fore- caster Mitchell sald the storm is a slow one and is passing north . of this vicinity. Southerly and south- eastern winds tonight will bring a rise in temperature, but after the D. C. Bill Tomorrow. Hearings on the District of Colum- bia appropriation bill -for the fiscal year beginning July 1 next will prob- ably be finished tomorrow morning by the subcommittes of the Hou appropriations committee. It is ex- pected that the bill will be reported to the House the latter part of this month, After the hearings are closed, the subcommittee will make our of the city inspecting street: wers and roperty, while waiting for the ings to be printed in order that information therein contained g-m.y be available in marking up the No monument has Stephen Stal no costly shaft of stone, where, in the churchyard in the vale, he’s sleeping all alone. Poor Stephen sleeps through nights and days, the unmarked sod beneath; but now and then some pilgrim lays upon the sod a wreath. And every time we speak his name it is in friendly tones; we keep alive his little fame, and bless his resting bones. For while‘he lived| he did his best'to ‘make his life- worth while, he bore his load: with: sprightly ‘jest, he wore his patient smile. If there was trouble an: where,"if lives had gone askew, old'|; Stephen had an hour to spare to see what he could do. If some one had|. poor | a grievous task,. for his strength too great, old Stephen ‘would step '“R and ask to shoulder half the weight. He spent his time in doing good, in his calm, patient |, way s he sawed the widow’s pile of woed, he mowed the sick man’s hay. ‘When:.to his low-priced grave he went, to gleep a million years, “Old Stephen needs no monument,” men muttered,: through their tears. No monument ,-the, needs, en- aved by mlp?r’ art; the record 5 his good! eeds is graven on men’s hearts. (Copyright) ~WALT MASON. & storm center has passed the winds will change to. the west, bringing colder weather, perhaps below frees- ing tomorrow night. In this event, if precipitation still is with the city, snow flurries may resuit. Flashes of lightning and thunder this morning were the product of the unusual meterological conditions and high temperature, it was atate Thunderstorms were noted in _the t thirty-six hours east of the Mis- ippi_and as far east as Atlantic City. :t’ifl.fl.' not unusu: the '.Ilmv adde o Wwe're geel to apring.” & COOLIDGE HOPES WHEAT TARIFF CAN BE RAISED Delegation of Northwest Agri- culturists-Told Move Depends on Commission’s Probe. As a possible means of bringing rellef to agriculturists President Coolidge hopes that an investigation being made by the tarift comm will show that there is a justi) foat for Increasing the present tariff on, ’ wheat. The President so expressed himself to a delegation representing the agriculture gg;p attending the con. erence op northwest agriculture an finance,, zhlcp called on him at the White House;todsy’ to congratulate ‘him upon ‘the ‘stand:he istaki bringing assistance turists of the country. s, NOTHER PHILIPPINE: ., . MISSION COMING HERE Will Be Sent to United States.in _ March to Press for In- By the Associated Press. \ MANILA, February 5.—Ths' Philip- pine independepce commission has de- cided to send another mizsion to the | United States in Mateh for ‘the pur- pose of maki] 'fi. ‘f\m- for in- dependencs for the” ds. The per- somnel pf the mission and the date on which ‘it will leave are to be de- cided upon soon. slon , o attend the funer REV. JAMES H. TAYLOR. CAPITAL TO PAUSE IN SILENT RESPECT FOR EX-PRESIDENT (Continued from First Page.) nue, and immediately begin the scant mile climb to the waiting tomb in the vaulted apse of the mighty ca- thedral. Through a long lane of mourning humanity—men, women and children bowed in the presence of the man who led them through the hour of their nation’s greatest dan- ger—it will proceed to the Cathedral Close and probably enter by the Boys' School gateway. Bishop to Officiate. Bofore the open sepulchre the buriai service of the Episcopal church will be read by Bishop Freeman. Dr. Tay- lor and Dr. Beach will aseist by read- ing Psalms. As the vested boy chor- isters of the cathedral softly sing one of the former Presidents' favorite hymns, slowly the casket will disap- pear from sight, Bishop Freeman will begin to recite the service of inter- begun his long rest unto eternity. lhelln to rcite the service of inter- Resting beside him in the sam sepulchre will be the Rt. Rev. Thomas John Clagett, the firet Episcopal bishop to be consecrated on American : . . Henry Yates Sat- terlee. first Bishop of Washington, and the Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, the second Bishop of Washington. A sim- ple marble slab, In the heart of the chapel beneath an ever-burning tri- cornered lamp, will mark their com- mon grave. No eulogy will be offered of Wood- row Wilson either at the house or the tomb. It was Mr. Wilson's wish that he spend the last days of his life in the complete seclusion of & retired private citizen, and Mrs. Wilson is making sure that he be burled as such, too. After the commital service and the slab has been laid in place the mourners will retire from the chapel as quietly as they came, carrying out the family's wish for strict simplicity. Satlors From Mayflower. The Navy honor men who will act with the palibearers were chosen from the personnel of the presiden- tlal yacht Mayflower, and some of them served on that vessel when the flag of President Wilson flew gallan 1y from her mainmast. They are: Cox. swain B. A. Ezel Sharp, Yeoman R. ter Machinist A. F. master O. Herbert, Radio Electrician W. L. Cole, Quartermaster J. L. Sil- bercisen. From the Marine Corpa will come Gunnery Sergt. E. C. Rowe, Gunnery Sergt. W. C. Clopton, Staff Sergt. John Agnew, Sergts. John Dunn, Richard Perkins, John Coleman, Paul Moyle and Corp. Frank Moran. The name: of the Army non-commissioned off. cers who will serve with these hav. not yet been announced. It was stat- ed, however, that the personal ap- pearance of the men will r as much weight as thelr war records in r selection. The decision to lay Mr. Wilson to rest beneath the sanctuary of the Cath- edral of Bts. Peter and Paul, according to the Eplscopal ritual, found no echo of protest today, because, it was pointed out, that massive structure 18 to be dedicated as a shrine to all Christian faiths. Mr. Wilson was one of the noted elders of the Presbyterian Church: Mrs. Wilson is a communicant of the Episco- urch, Both of those great Christian faiths will be blended in the services by the participation of two Presby- terian clorgymen with Bishop Free- man, Part of the service at the home will be the reading of the 23d Psalm and other passages from the Bible. The clergymen of both faiths are per- fectly upon the burial and committal services being conducted aocording to the rites of the Episco- pal Chi urch. A mere handful of the thousands ‘who would wish to bid the war Presi. tomb is sealed will be accommodated in the little Bethlehem Chapel of the Nativity. Only two or three hun- dred selected friends and members of the family will be permitted in the sanctuary, and President Coolldge, accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge and the members of his cabinet, will pay Mr, Wilson last honors in the name of the nation. Only the measured step of police sentinels, standing before the closed %‘ doors to divert unnecessary traffic from 8 street during the last few hours Mr, Wilson will lie in his par- lor there, served to remind the dewtrian today of the passing of the former President. Skies heavy with Tain served to keep away the crowds that had marched past in steady procession on previous days and his last _hours in the sight of man are the hours of solitude he had learned to love. ROUTE TO BE POLICED. Policemen, Marines and Soldiers ‘Will Regulate Trafiic. The entire route to be tak the Wilson residence, on 8 door of the cathed 1) by several hundred policemen, mpanies of marine: of soldiers. No_ trafiic will be allowed to pass the house except the vehicles con- veying those who een invited rvices at the and soldiers will be used as a guard at the home and in the cathedral grounds in conjunction with the police, who will line the route along Massachusetts avenue. Further plana for the control of crowds and trafiic are being made by the local police department and the War Department. ‘Wilson hom: ‘The mari: Bok Prize Winner In Wilson’s Class At Johns Hopkins By the Amoelated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., February 5.— Charles H. Levermore, winner of o Ph. D. from the history depart- ment in 1886, “Bully news!" eald Dr. John M. Vincent, professor of Euro] history at Hopkins, when informed ¢ the award. “Mr. Levermore is the late Preside: tinguished themselves in one or another.” BISHOP JAMES E FREEMAN. COL. DANIEL CORNMAN INDIAN FIGHTER, DIES Veteran Soldier Served in Western Battles, in Cuba and in Philippines. i COL. DANIEL CORNMAN. Col. Danlel Cornman, U, S. A, re- tired, veteran of the Indian cam- paigns, dled in the Walter Reed Hos- pital early today. He had only been In the hospital three days, having @one there from his residence, 1526 : 5 eet northwest, Sunday. He was seventy-two years old. Funersl arrangements been made. Col. Cornman was born in Pennsyl- vanla February 8, 1852. He attended West Point and graduated ig the class of 1873, He was commi, ned as a second lisutenant and attached to the 21st Infanfry. His first service was at frontier posts in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Utah, Wyoming and South Dakota. Wonm Promotions. He was promoted to first lleuten- ant in 1877 and took part in the cam- paigns against the Bannock Indians during June and August, 1878, and Was engaged in the fight of Umatilla Plains, Ore., July 12, 1878. He was promoted to captain in 1888 and to major in 1899. At the outbreak of the Spanish- American war he was on duty at the Plattsburg barracks, New York. He sailed on the expedition to Cuba from Tampa, Fla., in June, 1898, and took part in the battle of San Juan Hill and in the siege of Santiago. Fought in Philippines. in command at Fort Wood, . Y., until 1900. In November of that year he left for the Philippines, in command of the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, and took part in several engagements near Calambia. He was in command of six companies of the Zath Infantry in the field and was for a time in command of the regiment. After returning to the United States he was assigned to the Presidio, Calif. He was later in command of Fort, Missoula, Mont, He went to the Philippines again in 1904 and made a third tour of duty to the Philippines in 1909. His last duty was with the expeditionary forces against Vera Crusz with Gen. Funston. Col. Cornman was retired for di ability, incident to service, Februa: 6, 1915. He is survived two 80! Dr. Leighton R, Cornman. of S Diego, Calif., and Danlel R. Cornman Kensington, Pa.; two brothers, E. Col man of this city and L. H. Cornman of have not He wi of _[to former President Wilson, Pittsburgh, Pa. His fe, who befors her marriage was Miss Julia Leighton, died about three years ago. Col. Cornman was a member of the Boclety of the Aflflf of Santiago de ba and of the Soclety of Foreign —_— INHERITANCE TAX HEAVY. State to Get Nearly Million From Dodge Estate. LANSING, Mich., February 5.—A re- port filed with the auditor general sh that the state will oollect $936,653 in inheritance taxes from the estate of John C. Dodge, Detroit au- tomobile manufacture e collec- tion, which is the 1 in the his. tory of the stats, will go into th ted Al X ln":” of the real property is comparatively small. —_— FINED FOR NOVEL. Ben Hecht and Artist Plead Nolle Contendre. CHICAGO, February §.—Ben Hecht and Wallace Smith, Chicago newspa- per men, author and {llustrator, re- of & novel called “Fan- tasius Maliare,” were fined §1,000 each by Federal Judge Lindley. They pre- v{n\uly had entered pleas of mnolle contendre to charges of nnalnf ob- scene literature through the malls, ROBBERY SUSPECTS SHOT. CLEVELAND, February 5.—Charles Sanborn was shot and killed and Bryan Keenan was shot twice and captured, in n battla yesterday near their rendezvous in a suburb, Where police located them for alleged gmlclnlucn in several hold-ups and urglaries. They had also been hunt- ed for several weeks as suspedts in the recent murder of -lo{i:“m&‘z bakery wagon seventy-five shots were fired in the sun battle. DIPLOMATIC POST CHANGES. [th' demand fer .stout girls is u“'f,'f"i{ the William H. Taylor of Pennsylvania, secretary of Class 4, diplomatic serv- ice, now at Budapest, has been trans- ferred to the nmbu;( at London, Bngland, for duty. H. ¥. Mat s of timore, secretary of ‘been assigned to duty at oclass has Budapest. REV. SYLVESTER W. BEACH. MRS. WILSON WANTS HUSBAND KEPT HERE Washington Choice for Burial Stated in Reply to Virginia's Offer of Hollywood. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., February 5.—Mrs. ‘Woodrow Wilson feels that Washing- ton should be the resting place of her late husband, John Randolph Bolling, secretary of America’s war-time President, last night stated in a tele- gram replying to a request of .the Virginia general assembly that Mr. Wilson be buried in Hollywood ceme- tery here. Mr. Bolling’s telegram, addressed to- John W. Willfams, keeper of the rolls at the state capital, follows: ““Mrs. Wilson is deeply grateful for {your kind message and the generous | offer of the house of delegates and senate of Virginla. She wishes me to say that, while she is deeply touched by this tribute from Virginia, his na- tive staté, she feels Washington is the place where Mr. Wilson did his great work for the nation and which he chose as his home, and should.be the place where he will rest.” PLAN WILSON TRIBUTE | IN MARYLAND ASSEMBLY ; Memorial Session Will Be Held Wednesday Noon, Presided Over by Gov. Ritchie. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., February 5— The widespread grief caused by the passing of Woodrow Wilson cast its somber pall over the Maryland legis- lature as it convened here for its Wweekly session last night. There was general expression of regret by the many state political leaders and littie Broups of "senators and delegates gathered on the floors of both houses &nd in the corridors to discuss. his life ;:m their own personal contact with m. Upon convening the chaplain, Re Julius Hoffman of Baltimore cit: lauded the character and accomplis ments of the dead leader, and prayed that his ideas and ideals would ever inspire the nation. The first official act o; was to set aslde Wedn#sday noon for a memorial session and appoint a committee of two senators and three delegates to arrange a suitable pro- gram and draw up resolutions. The tentative plan agreed on last night calls for & joint memorial ses- sion of the house and senate, presided over by Gov, Albert C. Ritchie, and attended by the court of appeals. Resolutions on the death of Mr. Wil- son will be read and speeches made by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house. A feature of the service will be the reading of an address made to the Maryland legis- lature in 1912 by the then Gov. Woo row Wilson. The_committes is composed of Sen- ators Stephen W. Gambrill of Howard county; Lawrence B. Towers of Caro- line, Delegates William G. Hefrich of Baltimore county, Francis B. Matting- 1y of Charles and D. K. E. Bruce of Baltimore oity. LEGISLATURES ADJOURN. New Jersey and New York Pay Honor to Wilson. TRENTON, N. J.,, February 5—The New Jersey legimlature adjourned last night for the week out of respect after adopting resolutions expressing “pro- found grief and Sorrow upon the pass- ing of our former governor and chief magistrate.” ALBANY, N. Y., February 5.—The legislature was in session only a short time last night, both houses adjourn- ing as a mark of respect to Woodrow ‘Wilson's memory. MEETING IS POSTPONED. CLARENDON, Va.,, February 5.— Qut of respect for the memory of former President Woodrow Wils the regular meeting of the Woman Civic League of Clarendon scheduled for tomorrow afternoon will be post- poned until Friday afternoon. The meeting will be held at 2 o'clock . at Clarendon Citizens’ Hall. Harry K. Green, commissioner of revenue, will make an address, using taxation as his subject. Abe Martin Says: ‘-, the assembly Nobuddy loves a fat man, an’ hardly worth mentionin’. Bad weather is no longer an alibi in these days’ o' closed cars. (Copyright National Newspaper Servies.) D.C.HACKER RULE HELD SUPERSEDED Justice Rules Congress’ Act Cancels Local Regulation. Grants New Trial. The police regulations against loitering by public hackers around hotels and other places has been superseded by the act of Congress ap- proved July 11, 1919, according to a decision of the District Court of Ap- peals rendered today by Chief Justico Smyth. The court finds that It wa: the intent of Congress to resume con trol of the subject matter previously committed to the Commissioners and to substitute its own regulation for ithat which the Commissioners had adopted. The conviction of Walter Willis, a hacker, in Police Court for a viola- tion of section 8 of article 4 of the police regulations is set asido by the appellate court with directions to grant a new trial. Difference of Rules. The police regulation prohibits driv- ing “continuously back and forthin front of or around the Union station {any hotel or other place of public as- |sembly.” This was adopted in April, {1918. The act of Congress approved {July 11, 1919, prohibits the loitering of public cabs or vehicles of all de- scriptions around or in front of hotels, etc., “or unnecessarily slow driving.” | The stipulation of facts in the case {of Willis shows that he drove his cal | continuously around the block, pas- | sing the front of the Willard Hot.| at a rate of speed which It is agreed was not unnecessarily slow within the meaning of the act of Congress The corporation counsel admitted that Willis did not violate the act of Congress but did violate the polic: regulation. Plea of Defense. Counsel for Willls urged that the act of Congress had superseded the police regulation and that it was error to convict his client under the regulation. Chief Justice Smyth says: “The regulation forbids driving continu- ously back and forth in front of or around places of public assembiy, whether done slowly or raptdly. Un- der the act of Congress, if a person | drove continuously back and forth in front of a bullding unnecessarily slow- he would be guilty of violating it. The act defines “loitering” as unnecessarily slow driving, as used in the police regulation it signifies | “slow in driving,” whether the slow- | ness is necessary or unnecesary. KING AND QUEEN SEND MESSAGE OF SORROW British Royalty Expresses Sympa- thy for Mrs. Wilson in Her Bereavement. A message of condolence from the king and queen of Great Britain was conveyed to Mrs. Wilson today by Henry G..Chilton, counselor of the British embassy, and who later com- municated to the State Department a similar message from his government to the government of the TUnited States. The message from King George to Mrs, Wilson said: “The queen and I have heard with the deepest regret of vour terr{ bereavement and hasten to assure you of our heartfelt sympathy. W shall never forget the hours which you and your husband spent as our guests on your way to the peace con- ference, where the part plaved by Mr. Wilson on behalf of a just and lasting peace will be forever remem - bered by the peoples of the British empire.” - The communication to the United States government said this countr: had lost “a great servamt to hu- manity.” GOTHAM CROWDS JOIN IN TRIBUTE TO LENIN Thousands Attend Meeting Which Soviet Premier Is Ex- tolled as ‘“Greatest.” By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, February 5.—Fift thousand persons who crowded Ma; son Square Garden to capacity and several thousand more in an over- flow meeting at the Central Opera House last night heard radical speak- ers extol the late Nicolai Lenin, pre- mier of soviet Russia. ‘The main meeting was opened by Benjamin Gitlow, former New York assemblyman, who is on bail from Sing Sing prison, where he began a sentence for criminal anarchy in 1920. When he referred to Lenin as “the reatest figure history has ever pro- uced” & man in the gallery shouted his disagreement. Police quickly es- corted the man from the hall. Many at the mesting wore red bras-. sards, while & number of women wore shirt waists or dresses of this color. The exercises included singing of the “Internationale.” RULE ON SHIPBUILDERS’ - i CANCELLATION CLAIMS Federal Court Decides Pleas on War Contracts Must Go Direct to Government. ’ By the Associated Pryss. PORTLAND, Ore,, February Shipbuilders cannot recover from the United States Shipping Board Emerg- ency Fleet Corporation on claims for cancellation on war contracts, but must apply direct to the United 'su.tu government for relief, accords ing to an opinion handed down -in federal court by Judge Bean. T The opinion was given in overt ruling & demurrer by the Marine Iron Works in nst the Fleet Corporatlon. This is the firat case, according to Judge _Bean, involving shipbuildi contracts made in pursuance of w. powers conferred upon the corpors tion by the government. FATHER IN OTTAWA A FOR ERIK’S WEDDING Brother of British Queen Mother to Attend Nuptials of Dan- ish Prince. By the Assoclated Press. OTTAWA, Canada. February 5.— Hiy royal highness Prince Vaidemar of Denmark, brother of Queen Mother Alexandria- and uncle to his majesty King George of England and the reigning King of Denmark, arrived in Ottawa last night, accompanied by his son, Prince Brik, to attend_the nuptials of the prince with Miss Louise Booth, only daughter of Fred Booth, and granddaughter of the lum- ber king, J. R. th, sr. On their party was greeted by Hodgson and Maj. P. J, Archambault, who represented the governor general. Their excellencles the _governor general and Lady Byng of Vimy will represent their majesties King George V and Queen Mary at the marriage on Monday next.